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Nominations for the 2015 Beddington medal

Posted by , on 1 December 2014

Nominations are invited for the 2015 Beddington Medal for the best graduating PhD student in the field of Developmental Biology. The eligibility period covers PhD dissertations submitted anytime during 2014. ...

Advocating FOR grads and postdocs: the Future of Research symposium

Posted by , on 27 August 2014

You may have noticed a recent trend in the perception of the graduate and postdoctoral experience, be it in the state of our mental health; or perceived career goal of ...

Postdoctoral Positions in Cell Biology- Anand Lab/OHSU

Posted by , on 24 July 2014

The Anand lab is broadly interested in identifying and characterizing non-coding RNAs, especially microRNAs, in the regulation of developmental and pathological angiogenesis. Our work involves molecular biology techniques (Expression profiling, ...

Your non-model organism is going extinct

Posted by , on 17 July 2014

“There is no such thing as a non-model organism” R. Behringer This bold statement was announced less than a week into our Embryology course and has left a lasting impression ...

PhD opportunities @Otago, New Zealand.

Posted by , on 8 July 2014

Applications are invited for PhD projects in the Department of Anatomy at the University of Otago, New Zealand, including  developmental biology based projects and neuroscience. Competitive PhD scholarship funding is ...

Getting on the short list: academic job applications

Posted by , on 18 June 2014

After serving on some academic selection committees recently, I’m worried about the future of some of our young scientists. Especially concerning are the number of applications where the candidate, pursuing ...

Join us at the (alternative) careers in science session, BSCB/BSDB meeting 2014

Posted by , on 12 March 2014

The joint Spring meeting of the British Society for Cell Biology and British Society for Developmental Biology is coming up soon, and the Node will be there! Not only will ...

PhD Studentship: ‘Physical Biology of Stem Cells’ - MRC 4-yr PhD Programme in Stem Cell Biology and Medicine

Posted by , on 3 March 2014

Organisation: Wellcome Trust – Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute Studentship starting: 01 October 2014 Application Deadline: 1st April 2014 Interview Date: 29th April 2014 Programme Overview This studentship is targeted to ...

MySciCareer - first-person stories about science careers

Posted by , on 27 February 2014

It’s been a while since I last wrote on the Node, but I have something to share that ties in to a project I started while I was still the ...

The Secret to Getting the Postdoc You Want

Posted by , on 4 February 2014

The following is a re-post of an editorial by Society for Developmental Biology President, Martin Chalfie (Columbia University).  It was originally published in the Winter edition of SDB e-news here.  ...

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